Cuspidor.



PATENTED. Nov. 1o, 1903.

No. 743,446.n i

G. E. CARTER.

GUSPIDOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB, 25, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

y atroz Jg UNITED STATES latented November l0, 1903.

PATENT OEEICE.

CHARLES EDWARD CARTER, OE CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF TWO TI-IIRDS TO LUENA CARTER AND LOUIS WIRTH, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CUSPIDOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 743,446, dated November 10, 1903.

Application filed February 25, 1903. Serial No. 145,068. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that LCHARLES EDWARD CAR- TER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Cuspidor,of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates generally to cuspidors, and more particularly to one specially adapted for use in railway-cars, the object being to provide a cuspidor which can be quickly and easily flushed and emptied, thereby maintaining thesame in a thoroughly-sanitary condition.

The invention consists, essentially, of an upper section secured upon the ioor of a car above an opening in said floor and a lower portion or bowl pivoted to the under sideof the licor and adaptedto rest directly beneath said opening in the door, a spring for normally holding the bowl or lower portion in a horizontal position, and a spring-actuated push-rod adapted to engage the lower portion or bowl for the purpose of throwing the same down when it is desired to empty the same.`

The invention consists also in certain details of construction hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this speciiication, Figure l is a perspective view of a cuspidor constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2is a vertical longitudinallysectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4. is a detail perspective view of the bowl or lower section.

In 'carrying out my invention I construct a cuspidor in two sections-namely, the upper section A, which is arranged upon the loor of the car, the lower section B, arranged upon the under side of said floor, said Hoor being designated by the letter C, and it will be noted that the ioor has an opening C', over which the upper section is placed and under which the lower section is arranged. The upper section consists of the cylindrical side portion A', having ears A2, by means of which said upper portion is connected to the floor, and the usual funnel-shaped top or 5o cover A3, having the central opening A4,from

which depends the pipe A5, passing through- 'of the floor by means of a hinge and is provided at one side with a laterally-projecting grooved lip B2. A spring-bar D is connected at D tothe under side of the i'loor and bears at its free end upon the under side of the bowl, as shown at D2, for the purpose ot' normally holding the bowl in a horizontal position, so that it serves as the receptacle portion of the cuspidor.

A push-rod E passes through an opening in the floor and engages the lip projecting from the side of the bowl, said push-rod working through an opening E in the cover A3, the lower end E2 of the rod contacting with the lip B2, and inasmuch as the lip is somewhat elongated and grooved throughout its entire length and arranged at one side of the hinge it is obvious that the push-rod will remain in contact with the lip during the entire downward movement of the bowl, which is caused by pressing down upon the push-rod E. A spiral spring E3 surrounds the push-rod between the iioor and a collar E4, made fast upon the push-rod, and against which the upper end of the spring E3 presses, so that the moment pressure is removed from the push-rod the spring will return said rod to its normal position and the spring D will raise the bowl to a horizontal or closed position. The upper end of the push-rod is provided with a head E5. Whenever it is desired to cleanse and empty the cuspidor, itis flushed or flooded with the water, and by pushing down upon the push-rod the entire contents will be instantly discharged, leaving the cuspidor thoroughly cleaned` and sanitary. l

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A cuspidor comprising an upper section secured to the Hoor and covering an opening in said floor, a bowl-shaped lower section hinged to the under side of the floor, and having a grooved lip arranged at one side thereof, a spring for normally holding the bowl in a horizontal position, and a spring-actuated IOO push-rod connected to the upper section,` the lower end of said push-rod being adapted to engagethegrooved lip ofthe bow1,asspeoied.

2. A cuspidor, comprising an upper portion adapted to be secured to the floor and cover an opening in said floor, the push-rod passing through the upper section, the coilspring surrounding the push-rod, the collar connected to said push-rod, and the bowlshaped lower portion, hinged to the under side of the oor, a spring secured to the floor, 

